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Killer instinct : having a mind for murder /

Forensic psychiatrist Donald Grant asks, what is it about murder that fascinates us? Is it the chill whisper of fear reminding us we too can kill? Grant describes ten true murder cases, each with unique triggers. For most of us, murder is an arm's length experience, close enough to frighten and...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Grant, Donald (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: North Sydney : Melbourne University Press Digital, 2018.
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Table des matières:
  • Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; Author's Note; Our Killer Instinct; 1. The Smell of Blood; The Matter of Mind and Brain; 2. Sadistic Secrets; 3. An Obsessional Man; 4. An Urge to Kill; The Diseased Brain: Guilty or Not?; 5. Death at Birth; 6. The Devoted Son Who Murdered His Mother; 7. A Dangerous Prisoner; Managing Your Marvellous Amygdala; 8. A Delusion of Love; 9. The Enraged Murderer; 10. His Own Secret World; Many Paths to Murder, Many Victims; Appendix-A Guide to the Medico-Legal Maze; Acknowledgements; Index